IRB Advisor – November 1, 2005
November 1, 2005
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End-of-life research: IRBs queasy about studies with dying patients
The goals of palliative and end-of-life research are unimpeachable discovering methods to ease the suffering of dying patients and their families. -
Social scientists take issue with IRB aversion to risk
As IRBs grapple with the issues raised by social-behavioral research, they may also want to consider the concerns of researchers who in a recent study charged that delays in processing proposals and overly intense risk aversion have impeded valuable research. -
EPA proposes new human subjects protection rule
The Environmental Protection Agency has released a draft of its proposed rule limiting the use of intentional dosing research on human subjects. -
IRBs say there’s too much work, not enough help
There are federal regulations that are supposed to ensure IRBs have appropriate staffing levels, but respondents to the IRB Advisor 2005 Salary Survey could easily make one believe there are very few IRBs that meet that regulation. -
News Briefs
More than one-third of American medical students are not required to study medical ethics, according to survey results compiled by the American Medical Student Association (AMSA).